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These are the scattered ramblings of your beloved chairman....
We are a social club. We all have other lives to lead, so bikes are not the
centre of our universe. However, we do all like bikes, love riding them and
enjoy each others company. If you feel that is you too, then you will be most
welcome.
Rideouts:
 | Our rideouts are strictly social affairs. We tend to go places that have
some meaning - such as historic castles, seaside towns, race meetings etc.
We don't just "go for a ride" and end up back where we started. We like our
rides to be remembered. |
| You should have a vehicle (bike or scooter) capable of cruising at the
national speed limits. That way, you know you can keep up. |
| Our rideouts always start from some form of services. Why?
 | There will be a convenient loo nearby |
| There will generally be a petrol station to fill up at |
| There will be somewhere to shelter if it is raining before we start |
| The early birds can get something to eat while they wait. |
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| Our rideouts have plenty of stops. A few reasons for this:
| Pillions tend to get bored and fidgety after about an hour. |
| There will always be someone who needs a loo stop. |
| There will always be at least one person (normally more) who would
like a coffee break. |
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| We tend to obey the speed limits in 30's, 40's and 50's. The reasons
should be obvious to all - if not, then you shouldn't be on our rides. |
| We tend to "make progress" on motorways if it is safe to do so.
| Motorway riding is boring, but essential sometimes so lets get it
over and done with quickly. |
| We NEVER ride more than 15 mph (as measured by my GPS) over the
speed limit on motorways. If there are a lot of us, we will slow down. |
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| We do NOT do (or condone) wheelies, stoppies or other juvenile
practices. You are welcome to join us, but please act according to our
philosophies. |
| We always use the "Buddy" system. If you don't know what that is, ask
someone - or look on the pages here. But we
do expect you do know and conform to it. |
| We do split into smaller groups when we stop. That is because we are
normally eating or drinking and you can never get one table big enough. We
are not ignoring anybody. Just join in and you will find out how friendly we
are. |
Club night
| Club nights tend to be noisy affairs. We meet in the bar of a
hotel and the acoustics are awful. So, we will split up into small groups to
talk (unless the chairman has something to say!). If you are new, please
make an effort to join in - you will find us friendly with (generally) lots
to say. |
| There are some smokers amongst us. They do tend to all sit up one end
and smoke - but please make allowances for this. Your clothes will smell of
smoke at the end of the night - this is not their fault, it's years of
smoking which has got into the fabric of the room. |
| Club nights start at around 8:30. If you get there earlier, please be
patient - we will be there soon. Meanwhile, there are free papers to read. |
| Chat is not always about motorcycles. But, if you want to know something
or feel you have some comments to make, please do so. You will get informed
and creative answers. |
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